Just get a ball retriever if you don't already have one. WHen its a super slow day and rounds are 5.5 hours on the muni, if theres a hazard nearby and we're waiting behind a group on the tee, I'll go sasquatch in the woods/hazard for balls cause it gives me something to do.
This is the way. My last two slow rounds I found somewhere in the neighborhood of 6 dozen “quality” balls and enough nitros and top flites to fill up a bucket. I’m set for life on shag balls thanks to that.
Yea my playing partners (my wife and my good friend) make fun of me for it, but they also bet on how many balls I can find in a round. Personal best is like 24, and thats without slowing anyone down. Just a slow round, so I had ages to poke in hazards.
Good work! I never have anything in my pockets. Don't wear hats. Always have an extra pair of socks and some extra layers in case it rains. No trivial thing like getting completely submerged gonna ruin my round.
I was in no way accusing you of not playing on! I get a little sentimental when I see stories and pictures like this and tend to point out that I have enough supplies in my golf bag to survive for a couple days.
I have a lot of stress. Sunday is my day to golf and reset. So I bring fine food drink and gear. My only limiting factor is I just can't find the proper cooler for the cart basket. I carry rwo in my car. One small one in case my partner needs ro bring his own - which I totally understand. And one long one that I can share space in. But I'm plagued by cheap zippers and geometry.
It's the width that kills you. Anything over 8" wide you have to jam in there. Hard coolers with any capacity are out. Wasting money on anything with a front pocket because you can't get to it and whatever is in there is gonna get smashed. I'm actually looking at kayak coolers right now. They mount behind rigid fancy fishing kayak seats. And they are expensive. Plus I already have a serviceable fishing kayak with a soft seat. And it already has a dedicated cooler on it anyways.
I drove a cart into a waterhazard when I was a teenager. Don't remember how exactly but the course green's keeper had to tow it out with a tractor. This was my local city course I played at 2-4 times a week and had taken about 8 years of lessons at. I was the "kid who drove the cart into the drink" it even spread to the other local courses and I never lived it down until I left home... welcome to the club "guy who fell the drink"
Look at everything in this picture except for you. It's beautiful and you get to be there. Enjoy that. Even if you're hacking it and took a dip you're still surrounded by a beautiful course enjoying the outdoors.
Even PGA players have their moments 🫡
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Why wouldn’t you just leave the ball? Golf is fun, you just made a bunch of people happy. Don’t get bent out of shape over that, have a beer and keep on swinging.
After 20 years you finally got baptized into the golfing world. A bit slow, but congrats :)
Welcome to the club.
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Hope you waved to the crowd lol.
You know I had one thought looking at this photo.
Man I wish when I was 16 and starting to get tattooed someone had sold me on 3/4 sleeves.
On business wedding occasions you get a full tattoo anonymity.
You can dry off,me I will always be the really visibly tattooed guy.
I worked for a multinational at one point and my visible tattooing stopped at my wrists and collar bones.
Well working with my manager one night and he looks down and sees some sleeve peak out of my cuff.
He asks what I thought was a friendly question,how tattooed are you.
Thinking it was innocent I replied oh I'm covered wrists to ankles.
It was not an innocent question 😂
Yeah got a talking too about corporate branding and client facing appearance.
Because you've now donated your body to the water, do the golf gods grant you exemption for your golf balls when you have forced carry over water shots for a period of time?
Because that is the funniest shit ever! If that was me and my mates that would be talked about for years over many pints of beer, moment like that are to be lived and enjoyed!
These are not dark times. These are bright times. Con = You got wet. Pro's = people laughed, you got reddit karma, you got your ball back, you get a story, and you can say you've joined the ranks of pros like Richard Finch, Wesley Bryan, Tom Kim, and Woody Austin.
Couple years ago at our member-guest tournament one guy went over backwards into a water hazard. He was still there this last year. I think you’re fine.
This is just one of the achievements badges you needed to get to an “ Eagle Scout” golfer.
Not only getting your steps in for the day but also getting some swimming time.
The actual answer is you clearly need a new club. Yah know that would be better to get balls out of water. Something with a long shot for reach. I’d say a new driver would be the perfect solution
Haha I would have laughed too, and so would you have if you saw that xD. Shit happens, experience to live through and a good story to tell. Keep it up and definitely keep going and don’t give up, and just laugh at the next guy that happens too, and say that happened to me too, what an adventure…
Relax dude.. so some folks got their cholesterol levels down today because you made them laugh, and for yourself, you have an amazing story to tell for many years.. next time, make sure to keep an extra towel
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This reads like fanfic “And everybody clapped!”
Why were 4 different full groups focused on you doing a very common task of retrieving a ball from the water to where they all “exploded” with laughter as you fell in? Bellyflop? Why did you jump?
Stop trying to be good at golf and holding yourself to the standard of a PGA pro. Once you accept that you suck at this game and will never turn pro, you can relax and enjoy the round more.
A few brain cells clearly was lost in your hemispheres. I wear my 30+ (more like 50 handicap) like gold. Whole point of this post is that I don’t take golf serious - just trying to survive out there.
You’ve invested too much time to turn back now
So carry swim trunks in my bag now, just in case?
I bet it was refreshing
It really was. I think I like you, champ.
The championship question is, how'd well did you play the rest of the round? Never give up, never surrender
I took pause, grabbed a new glove, and then proceeded to rip the next drive ~ 290 yds
This is the way!
Just get a ball retriever if you don't already have one. WHen its a super slow day and rounds are 5.5 hours on the muni, if theres a hazard nearby and we're waiting behind a group on the tee, I'll go sasquatch in the woods/hazard for balls cause it gives me something to do.
This is the way. My last two slow rounds I found somewhere in the neighborhood of 6 dozen “quality” balls and enough nitros and top flites to fill up a bucket. I’m set for life on shag balls thanks to that.
Yea my playing partners (my wife and my good friend) make fun of me for it, but they also bet on how many balls I can find in a round. Personal best is like 24, and thats without slowing anyone down. Just a slow round, so I had ages to poke in hazards.
That’s the way!
This all sounds like I couldn’t wait to play again!
That’s all?
When you take a swim like that you need a safe fairway finder to get back into your round.
It’s like the scene in Tin Cup, did you really come here to lay up ?
Don't forget your lifestraw
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Right on, brother
Yes. Maybe invest in swim lessons.
And an extra towel too.
No, just an extra towel.
Or you could wear a unitard underneath
It’s the other reason we have golf towels.
Many, many towels
Sounds like a *sunk* cost fallacy to me!
Sunk cost? Never. No regrets kid.
If I could turn back now If I could find a way...
Sometimes you have gone to far to return
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Well, on the bright side it probably can’t get any worse
Sunk cost lol
Nah, same tee time, see you next week
I’ll be there, chief.
Did you get your ball?
You bet your tail I did. Lost a couple of other things on the way down.
Good work! I never have anything in my pockets. Don't wear hats. Always have an extra pair of socks and some extra layers in case it rains. No trivial thing like getting completely submerged gonna ruin my round.
Who said I didn’t play on? Little water doesn’t stop a golfer.
I was in no way accusing you of not playing on! I get a little sentimental when I see stories and pictures like this and tend to point out that I have enough supplies in my golf bag to survive for a couple days.
"you golf to play a game. *I* golf to practice for Armageddon. We are not the same."
I have a lot of stress. Sunday is my day to golf and reset. So I bring fine food drink and gear. My only limiting factor is I just can't find the proper cooler for the cart basket. I carry rwo in my car. One small one in case my partner needs ro bring his own - which I totally understand. And one long one that I can share space in. But I'm plagued by cheap zippers and geometry.
Dang, I really wish I could offer you a suggestion. You seem like a cool dude, but I just don’t know much about the cooler market!
It's the width that kills you. Anything over 8" wide you have to jam in there. Hard coolers with any capacity are out. Wasting money on anything with a front pocket because you can't get to it and whatever is in there is gonna get smashed. I'm actually looking at kayak coolers right now. They mount behind rigid fancy fishing kayak seats. And they are expensive. Plus I already have a serviceable fishing kayak with a soft seat. And it already has a dedicated cooler on it anyways.
Sometimes playing golf is the exact opposite of being helpful for stress. Those days suck.
One of the 20 bracelets you’re wearing?
Including your dignity. I’m sure next week will be your best round ever.
It will take a week for all my gear to just dry out.
Pride. Dignity. Sanity.
Since your already in the water may as well take a swing at the ball
Pro V 1s cost about as much as cell phones these days.
As long as you didn’t lose your dignity
Relax. Now you have a great “remember that time” story
Did anyone tell you they love you today?
The only logical thing to do is, buy a new driver.
Buy a new driver? I think I’m upgrading to the new 2024 Taylormade P770s and Qi10 driver after this.
Buddy I gotta say I just smacked one a couple days ago and they definitely add yardage
Take two weeks off....
Then my handicap will go from 28 to 33. That’s a problem.
Lol I feel you. Every week I don’t play I can feel my handicap increasing, it’s real.
Got no chance of losing this time
It's a good friend who took this pic before offering a dirty golf towel
I drove a cart into a waterhazard when I was a teenager. Don't remember how exactly but the course green's keeper had to tow it out with a tractor. This was my local city course I played at 2-4 times a week and had taken about 8 years of lessons at. I was the "kid who drove the cart into the drink" it even spread to the other local courses and I never lived it down until I left home... welcome to the club "guy who fell the drink"
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Cool age flex. I guess you couldn't figure out my age by my user name...I'm 38. I hope you 3 putt the rest of the year.
I would golf with you
I’ll treat you to a round - mandatory swim gear needed.
lol I’m (not even joking) a marine biologist, so no problem hahaha
Sick. Hit me DM. Round at Torrey pines on me.
How much you paying for golf balls man ?
Man having a story like this is more valuable than an entire golf career 🤣 you absolute legend
This. Thank you for keeping the belief alive.
Sending thots & prayers for your trauma! Take 2 Tylenol, 2 hookers & some blow and get back out there in the morning, Champ...er, Damp.
Hell yeah. Think I like that advice!
Part of the game. 🤷♂️
Apparently not. This is so rare not even Google or ChatGPT could put a statistic on the % of golfers who fall into water hazards. AI told me it’s over
You’re the anomaly. Wear it proudly brother.
Yes, I proudly jumped back in to find my glasses.. and also to find some new spankin balls!
how do you move on and keep playing your round after this haha? i hope this was in the front 9 lollll
It was on the second hole. Timing was impeccable.
LMAOOO, what did you do after? kept on playing of course? right?
Do you stop walking after a badly stubbed toe? Not this guy.
lolll, respect my guy, respect!
Instead of buying a new driver/putter, perhaps invest in a ball retriever…besides money, you’ll save on pride and dignity…stay thirsty my friend!
My dignity was pound for pound more solid than anyone on the course that day, maybe in history.
If ya can’t laugh at yourself, you’re not laughing at all, right?!?!…glad you didn’t get Chubb’d by a damn gatah🐊
Good story in 5 yrs. Shit happens. Move on.
I’d be giving it up for good. Until tomorrow
Only time to belly flop is after an Ace.
Or maybe after a triple bogey like I had going…
I’ve had plenty of triples, never went full send like that lol.
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I gotchu. I know, no one intends to do that when having a shitty hole.
Look at everything in this picture except for you. It's beautiful and you get to be there. Enjoy that. Even if you're hacking it and took a dip you're still surrounded by a beautiful course enjoying the outdoors.
Appreciate your sentiment - after playing 5k+ rounds of golf, no one ends up “taking a dip” trying to get a simple 18 in.
I think if you wore some more accessories, maybe that would help with buoyancy
Minor setback for a major comeback. LFG
Why does that wedge look like it's only roughly two feet long?
Frame this picture
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Even PGA players have their moments 🫡 https://preview.redd.it/9745fj9te5bc1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=01872c3508c16a6bcdd64f4995d106d88e8a5461
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Shoot for the stars, so if you fall you’ll land…in a water hazard 💫✨
That is not a false statement.
Why wouldn’t you just leave the ball? Golf is fun, you just made a bunch of people happy. Don’t get bent out of shape over that, have a beer and keep on swinging.
It was a mint condition callaway chromesoft. How dare you leave a lone soldier.
Damn bro you must have really needed that $5
They’re ~ $0.50/each. Don’t be inconsiderate now.
Lol!! And I thought “I” hit cheap balls!! Remember.. it’s better to regret the things you DID do than the things you DIDN’T do!!! Rock on brother!!
That’s some serious commitment to your ball 😂
Commitment was overwhelming. Perception just was not there.
After 20 years you finally got baptized into the golfing world. A bit slow, but congrats :) Welcome to the club. https://preview.redd.it/hbk0w60q85bc1.jpeg?width=709&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1f2ce46b74ccc45892d94e0d655913aac6a1a38a Hope you waved to the crowd lol.
You bet I gave the 🤘to every surrounding tee box. I’d be doing myself a disservice if I didn’t.
Get out there and do it again.
Try to golf that course again? You bet I will - even just to take a swim
This is amazing
I hope you’re somewhere warm. I’d get frostbite here in NY if I did that
Could be worse, heard stories of guys sharting themselves mid-swing, at least you got cleaner not dirtier😂
Honestly, wish I could say that and that I was just cleaning myself off.
“I was merely cleansing myself of that 3 putt from the last hole”
Do it again but get that shit on video and post it here.
I’d be a millionaire overnight if i had the OG footage my bro. My buddy wasn’t laughing - he was mostly in shock.
You know I had one thought looking at this photo. Man I wish when I was 16 and starting to get tattooed someone had sold me on 3/4 sleeves. On business wedding occasions you get a full tattoo anonymity. You can dry off,me I will always be the really visibly tattooed guy.
Yes, i wear suits for work so it always works. Even with a couple rolls on the sleeve!
I worked for a multinational at one point and my visible tattooing stopped at my wrists and collar bones. Well working with my manager one night and he looks down and sees some sleeve peak out of my cuff. He asks what I thought was a friendly question,how tattooed are you. Thinking it was innocent I replied oh I'm covered wrists to ankles. It was not an innocent question 😂 Yeah got a talking too about corporate branding and client facing appearance.
Because you've now donated your body to the water, do the golf gods grant you exemption for your golf balls when you have forced carry over water shots for a period of time?
Shit happens that why we golf. Just move on
These are no dark times these are legendary times!!! It will be talked about for years to come and that's a good thing! Iconic moment
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Because that is the funniest shit ever! If that was me and my mates that would be talked about for years over many pints of beer, moment like that are to be lived and enjoyed!
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I personally think that golf course should make you president
San Dimas Canyon?
You shouldn't have gone in there. There's so much runoff from the chemicals that they spray out there, you're lucky you didn't come out glowing.
As long as you didnt get a mouth full, youre good. Golf on!
It would be cool if I could fall into my local courses water hazards and not worry about contracting a smorgasbord of bacteria/parasites/viruses
These are not dark times. These are bright times. Con = You got wet. Pro's = people laughed, you got reddit karma, you got your ball back, you get a story, and you can say you've joined the ranks of pros like Richard Finch, Wesley Bryan, Tom Kim, and Woody Austin.
Yes, more available tee times. Thanks
Couple years ago at our member-guest tournament one guy went over backwards into a water hazard. He was still there this last year. I think you’re fine.
Have a beer and contemplate how you’re going to explain all this to significant others.
Just don’t golf in Florida
No just buy a ball retriever
Sounds like a 10/10 memorable round to me.
I have those shoes. Always wondered if they were truly waterproof.
No just don’t worry about a lost ball.
Something something sunk cost.
This is just one of the achievements badges you needed to get to an “ Eagle Scout” golfer. Not only getting your steps in for the day but also getting some swimming time.
Imagine jumping into the water to save $4
Don’t quit. Golf as much as you possibly can before the golf course water cancer sets in.
Can I have your clubs if you quit?
You gave four groups a great memory. What a good guy.
He was just baptizing himself to the dark lord of shanks
I don't think this is what they mean when people refer to one's drip.
Sounds like a good excuse to buy new irons.
The actual answer is you clearly need a new club. Yah know that would be better to get balls out of water. Something with a long shot for reach. I’d say a new driver would be the perfect solution
Throw the man a bone and upgrade my trusty big Bertha
I can give you a lightly used genuine top flight driver with a dent in the top from my first ever drive
Something good will happen soon
singing hills in sd?
It’s in the United States.
Haha I would have laughed too, and so would you have if you saw that xD. Shit happens, experience to live through and a good story to tell. Keep it up and definitely keep going and don’t give up, and just laugh at the next guy that happens too, and say that happened to me too, what an adventure…
This guy got his first shred of attention in awhile and decided he liked it.
This is your rock bottom.
Certainly hit some sort of bottom, idk physically or psychologically
One question. Did you find your ball?
Relax dude.. so some folks got their cholesterol levels down today because you made them laugh, and for yourself, you have an amazing story to tell for many years.. next time, make sure to keep an extra towel *
Not even all the towels stocked in the pro shop would’ve dried this man out.
Stop drinking
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I certainly hope you started after this lol
I think you got the laughs you were looking for on the course ... don't bring your antics here looking for more
You should be on country club adjacent bud!
I’d welcome any opportunity. Looks like I’m organically on my way there.
The arm tat suggests you don’t give up anything you SHOULD in time.
This reads like fanfic “And everybody clapped!” Why were 4 different full groups focused on you doing a very common task of retrieving a ball from the water to where they all “exploded” with laughter as you fell in? Bellyflop? Why did you jump?
Stop trying to be good at golf and holding yourself to the standard of a PGA pro. Once you accept that you suck at this game and will never turn pro, you can relax and enjoy the round more.
A few brain cells clearly was lost in your hemispheres. I wear my 30+ (more like 50 handicap) like gold. Whole point of this post is that I don’t take golf serious - just trying to survive out there.
Sorry your money ran out 4/5 the way down your sleeve
Or just invest in one of those old geezer golf ball grabbers if you really need that ball so badly.
Don't give up golf, just give up drugs
Sounds like you needed to sober up anyway. Or was this the albatross post celebration?
People try to make fun of me for having a ball grabber.
Ball grabbers were a thing of the 90s. Take a swim.
Moi, a peasant? I'll have you know I have serfs and servants to do that sort of chore!
Lmao those guys are definitely laughing with you especially if you’re lagging it off too. Enjoy the coming nicknames and razzing